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Ovarian function following radiation and chemotherapy for cancer

Giovanni RuvoloA Lo PrestiR.a GancitanoEttore Cittadini

subject

InfertilityOncologymedicine.medical_specialtyendocrine system diseasesmedicine.medical_treatmentMenopause PrematureAntineoplastic AgentsOvaryOvarian functionNeoplasmsInternal medicineHumansMedicineAmenorrheaPremature MenopauseGynecologyChemotherapyRadiotherapybusiness.industryOvaryObstetrics and GynecologyCancermedicine.diseasefemale genital diseases and pregnancy complicationsMenopauseRadiation therapymedicine.anatomical_structureReproductive MedicineFemalebusinessInfertility Female

description

High-dose chemotherapy and radiotherapy have increased the long-term survival of young patients with cancer; nevertheless, the toxic effects on ovarian function causing amenorrhoea, premature menopause and infertility, are still severe.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.11.008